The latest news and information for members.
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BUSINESS INSIGHTS
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Destination Vancouver is pleased to present our forecast report for the next week, from August 28 to Sep 3. A total of 12 cruise ships will be arriving with an estimated 46k passengers. We have two business meetings on the books from our CRM, along with two concerts at Rogers Arena and BC Place;
- Live Nation Canada - Drake: It's All A Blur Tour, Aug 28.
- Live Nation Canada - Ed Sheeran: +-=÷x Tour, Sep 2.
We are seeing decreases in both hotel bookings and air bookings for the next week compared to the current week.
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DESTINATION VANCOUVER NEWS
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Member Services Review - Focus Group Invitation
Our Member Services Review, in collaboration with Resonance Consultancy, is in full motion.
As we shared a couple of weeks ago, we are evaluating our membership model, benefits, governance, and by-laws, aiming for a new direction in early 2024. During this period, annual membership fees will remain paused until the end of 2024.
Meaningful engagement will ensure the project’s success. To kick off the first phase of that engagement, Resonance is facilitating a series of one-hour virtual focus groups over the coming weeks to gather input and ideas. We’d like to hear from you and hope you’ll join us at one of the focus groups.
To join one of the focus groups please follow the link below and note that spaces are limited for each session. If you aren't able to register because these sessions are full, please be in touch with us because we may add more sessions if there is enough interest.
Thank you in advance for being part of this process. And please contact Lucas Pavan or Cristina Hernandez at any time if you have any questions or feedback on the review
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We have a new Corporate Communications Manager!
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Recently, Tiffany Lau joined Destination Vancouver as Manager, Corporate Communications.
Originally from Vancouver, Tiffany has spent the past six years in Hong Kong and recently made the decision to return home and rediscover everything she loves about Vancouver.
Prior to Destination Vancouver, Tiffany was a Communications Manager for Marriott International, where she led the global hospitality group’s consumer-facing public relations strategy for their Premium and Select Service brands in Asia-Pacific. She also led the PR strategy for their portfolio of more than 2,800 restaurants and bars, focusing on their Michelin and award-winning venues.
On the corporate communications side, she began her career in Vancouver with stints at Peak Communicators, Pace Group, and Grey Advertising before she moved to Hong Kong to work for global PR firm, Edelman. While at Edelman, she worked with clients across various industries, including Nissan INFINITI, lululemon, Salesforce, and Ernest & Young.
Tiffany has a Bachelor’s of Communications from SFU and did an exchange semester at Melbourne’s Monash University as part of that program.
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Canadian Meetings & Events Expo (CMEE)
Last week, Destination Vancouver exhibited at CMEE along with an incredible group of members. The largest and longest running tradeshow and conference for meeting and event professionals was busier than ever, and our Vancouver team was able to make many valuable connections with clients and partners while showcasing Vancouver as a premier meeting and convention destination. Michael Drake and Luke Snyder of Destination Vancouver attended the trade show.
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS
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Consumer Marketing Campaigns
Destination Vancouver’s Consumer Marketing team is looking for imagery of unique winter products, experiences, and events to use in upcoming campaigns in California and Washington. Please send any applicable creative and usage rights to marketing@destinationvancouver.com.
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RECENTLY PUBLISHED STORIES
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With the ocean, lakes, and beautiful forest, Port Moody is a great spot for outdoor lovers. You can go for a hike, explore parks, kayak, bike, and more.
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British Columbia is known for its incredible, award-winning wine.
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Did you know you can visit volcanoes, glacial lakes, and tons of other unique geologic features near Vancouver? Here’s how to explore the proposed UNESCO Fire and Ice Geopark.
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Watch Team Europe take on Team World live at the annual international tennis tournament when the prestigious Laver Cup comes to Rogers Arena from September 22-24. This year’s competition marks the first time the World team, which includes Canada, will host the Laver Cup outside of the U.S.
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In-Market Activities
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Maritz Global Events Activate
August 23-25, 2023 | Phoenix
Inaugural event specially designed to provide education, advance the events industry and create connections between supplier partner audience and key Maritz Global Events decision-makers. Idy Wong will be leading this initiative on behalf of Destination Vancouver.
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IEEE Convene
August 24-25, 2023 | Panama City
Annual event for the IEEE conference community. Destination Vancouver will be participating with Destination Canada as part of Team Canada. Michelle Taylor will be leading this initiative on behalf of Destination Vancouver.
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HMI Gala
September 5, 2023 | Montreal
The Hotel Management International Gala Event is an evening cocktail reception and dinner, and is a great networking opportunity for Destination Vancouver to connect with a strong collection of potential clients, and develop relationships with key meeting planners in the Canadian market. Luke Snyder will be leading this initiative on behalf of Destination Vancouver.
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Destination Canada Business Events - Innovate Canada -- OCEANS
September 11-14, 2023 | Victoria
he event will feature ground-breaking work taking place in Victoria, BC and in Canada related to ocean science and its associated industries. The conference is designed to educate and support Canadian industry experts in bringing their affiliated international congress business to Canada. Michelle Taylor will be leading this initiative on behalf of Destination Vancouver.
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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
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We're Hiring!
Are you, or is someone you know, looking for a career in a destination management and destination promotion organization? Destination Vancouver wants to meet dynamic, ambitious, collaborative and fun individuals to join our high performing team.
As industry leaders, our job is to promote the tourism industry in Metro Vancouver and generate business for our members through strategic, innovative and sustainable sales and marketing initiatives.
Destination Vancouver is committed to fostering an environment that is diverse and inclusive of people from all backgrounds, passions and interests and we invite applications from all qualified candidates. We are dedicated to providing an atmosphere free from barriers in order to promote diversity, equity and inclusion. Consistent with our values, we celebrate and welcome the diversity of all Team Members, volunteers, stakeholders, members, external contractors and partners.
Current Positions:
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